Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Review: Film: Joy, by Julie Renee Phelan

Thumps from 1 to 5: Thumps of 3.5
             The film, Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper is not realistic. According to Wikipedia, it is a biographical comedic drama, I did not know that it was a comedy until reading that it was suppose to be funny. The real person, Joy Mangano during the early 1990s invents a mop, and becomes a multimillionaire. During the early years of her trials and tribulations of poverty, Joy Mangano must have had a great wardrobe, make-up, and hairstylist. Jennifer Lawrence's performance is a farce, something that a screen-reader thought may make her the next Norma Rae. Lawrence with her perfectly styled wardrobe, hair and make-up did manage to remain on the screen for most of the movie, her performance however is like the wet mop she sells; it is not real or authentic, and definitely, Jennifer Lawrence is no Sally Fields. I did manage to watch the entire movie, but I wanted my money back. I highly recommend that Lawrence return to modeling, which is her place of origin. How many people in the Academy were bribed for Lawrence to receive a nomination for this Oscar as Best Actress?

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